She delights readers with her skilled and thrilling novels; induces envy in fellow writers with her prolific and wide-ranging output; and recently caused an international bidding war among publishers for her major new novel, The Book of Guilt.

Kate De Goldi meets the two-time Jann Medlicott Acorn Prize for Fiction winner Catherine Chidgey in an exclusive first event for The Book of Guilt.

A work of dystopian fiction set in a sinister version of 1970s England, the winning international publisher deemed it “one of the most memorable and haunting reading experiences” of his reading life.

A conversation – and book – not to be missed.

Supported by ARA.

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Last updated: 18 March 2025